Horrifying moment Ukrainians flee to bomb shelter, thinking they would be safe... only to be hit by 'bunker buster' bomb during attack that killed 40 villagers

New footage has emerged showing Ukrainians scrambling to a bomb shelter in the belief it would protect them from a Russian raid, only for a devastating bomb to strike the refuge during Vladimir Putin's brutal attack. Russian attacks triggered power and water outages for hours on Wednesday across Kyiv and surrounding regions while President Volodymyr Zelensky said the death toll in a stricken village in southern Ukraine rose to 40 in one of the deadliest strikes there in nearly five years of war.On Monday, multiple Russian guided bombs targeted a former school and nearby shelter in the village of Komyshuvakha, near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region as residents waited for humanitarian aid.Footage captures the moments before the bomb hit, showing villagers picking their way through the ruins of buildings that had already been devastated by strikes launched by Moscow.An armed soldier speaks to survivors, urging them to seek shelter. 'Go down! Why are you gathering here?', he is heard saying. He then beckons them into a yellow building, one of the last structures still standing in the area, before leading them down to the basement. There, the Ukrainians split into two rooms. The body camera of a police officer, who was killed in the blast, captures two men and a woman in a brightly lit room. Moments later, the room is plunged into darkness as the strike hits its target. Footage captures the moments before the bomb hit, showing villagers picking their way through the ruins of buildings that had already been devastated by strikes launched by Moscow The group is beckoned into a yellow building, one of the last structures still standing in the area The body camera of a police officer, who was killed in the blast, captures two men and a woman in a brightly lit room Moments later, the room is plunged into darkness as the strike hits its targetIn addition to those killed, Mr Zelensky said 30 more people could still be buried in the rubble. 'Unfortunately, there has been very little reaction from the world to this insane attack,' Mr Zelensky said in a post on X. 'But it, like thousands upon thousands of other war crimes Russia has committed against Ukraine and Ukrainians, demands a strong response. Evil always goes further if it is left unanswered.'Elsewhere, Moscow showed no signs of letting up its aerial assaults.Residents in the capital of Kyiv were urged to use public drinking water fountains, and emergency centres were set up hastily in the worst-hit areas, offering hot tea and power for people seeking to charge electrical devices.Kyiv's water utility said the city's supplies were later restored, while Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, said emergency shutdowns in Kyiv ended after repairs.Russia attacked overnight with 310 drones, including 81 of them powered by jets, according to Ukraine's air force. In its daily social media report, the air force said it downed or suppressed 272 drones of various types.Such attacks are a regular feature of wartime life in Ukraine despite arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court in 2024 for two senior Russian officers whom prosecutors accuse of overseeing strikes on civilian infrastructure.Officials from the United States, Germany, France, Britain, Nato and the European Union were to meet later Wednesday at the European Commission's headquarters in Brussels. The discussions are expected to focus on security arrangements for post-war Ukraine, the massive reconstruction effort that will be required and also various 'economic opportunities' that peace could bring. Rescuers conduct search and rescue operation for those missing at a Ukrainian aid centre after bombing kills several people, according to officials, in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine Emergency servicemen stand in the site of a Russian strike in the village of Komyshuvakha, UkraineThose talks come ahead of a new round of US-brokered peace negotiations next week, more than 4-and-a-half years after Russia's all-out invasion of its neighbour.The death toll from Monday's strike on the site in the village of Komyshuvakha rose to at least 37, according to Mykhailo Semikin, acting head of the regional military administration. He had said earlier that Russian drones were hampering the search but that operations would continue.Ivan Fedorov, co-chair of the regional defense council, said 12 bodies pulled from the rubble were identified so far.The National Police of Ukraine said in a Telegram post that visual identification of some bodies was not possible and that specialists were working with relatives of the dead to collect DNA samples.On Tuesday, Baptist pastor Vladyslav Makhovskyi had joined the search for survivors. But as the day wore on, bodies wrapped in white plastic sheets were carried from the ruins and laid in rows as smoke drifted across the shattered landscape.'When the bombs hit, people could no longer get out,' Mr Makhovskyi said. 'I understand that many were killed immediately. Even if some were still alive, they probably couldn't breathe.'The attack followed the end of a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in the southwestern Ukrainian region of Kherson. It was the most significant truce between Kyiv and Moscow since 2022, and allowed the evacuation of residents from the shattered city. A pedestrian walked past a damaged building following an overnight attack in Donetsk, Russian-controlled UkraineMr Zelensky awarded US first lady Melania Trump the Order of Princess Olga, first class – an honour for women who have made an outstanding contribution to the Ukrainian state.She was recognised for her humanitarian support, including human rights and charitable activities aimed at helping Ukrainian children, according to the presidential website.She was credited with brokering the ceasefire to allow those trapped in Oleshky to leave.The Kremlin, meanwhile, expressed hope that US President Donald Trump will continue his efforts to end the war in Ukraine regardless of the outcome of the midterm elections that saw Democrats take control of Congress, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.Meanwhile, Russia's Ministry of Defense said that it shot down 709 Ukrainian drones overnight.The major online retailer Ozon said that a drone attack caused a fire to break out at its logistics centre in Adygeysk, in Russia's Adygea region, but that there were no casualties.